Print Email Facebook Twitter Innovative High Temperature Fuel Cell systems Title Innovative High Temperature Fuel Cell systems Author Au, Siu Fai Contributor De Wit, J.H.W. (promotor) Kouffeld, R.W.J. (promotor) Hemmes, K. (promotor) Faculty Applied Sciences Date 2003-01-07 Abstract The world's energy consumption is growing extremely rapidly. Fuel cell systems are of interest by researchers and industry as the more efficient alternative to conventional thermal systems for power generation. The principle of fuel cell conversion does not involve thermal combustion and hence in theory fuel cell systems can be far more efficient than thermal power systems. This advantage is only partly utilized in present fuel cell pilot plants and additional optimization is needed. The complexity of fuel cell systems makes the optimization process anything but simple. This thesis presents the results of studies to understand the complex interactions between the different segments of a fuel cell system, and it presents additional insights into the fundamental aspects of the fuel cell conversions. Theories are presented and tested in practical situations with the objective of generating innovative ideas for future high temperature fuel cell systems. Subject fuel cellsmodellingflowsheet calculations To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:eafae9f0-990b-423a-83c8-4b36fd5c1359 Publisher Delft University Press ISBN 90-407-2375-3 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights (c) 2003 Siu Fai Au Files PDF as_au_20030107.pdf 4.24 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:eafae9f0-990b-423a-83c8-4b36fd5c1359/datastream/OBJ/view